MLB
Philadelphia Phillies @ Arizona Diamondbacks:
total of runs in the first 5 innings (> 5.5) /// 2.00
Last bet won. Here we go! Blake Snell seemed to be in too good shape, but got 3 runs in the 3rd inning from Washington. Before the game I was only worried about San Francisco's starting pitcher, as Jack Irvin was not expected to fail us. He didn't! He got 5 runs in 5 innings and closed our bet in a solo. Good job, Jack! My betting score is NBA 94-110 in favor of unsuccessful, MLB 63-60 in favor of successful, NHL 2-5 in favor of unsuccessful, NFL+NCAAF 3-8 in favor of unsuccessful.
New bet: in the 1st game of the series between Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks will be 6 runs or more in the first 5 innings. What's the perfect recipe for a fun game with lots of runs? Kolby Allard and Jordan Montgomery! You could actually bet even if Tarik Skubal played in place of one of them. Jordan Montgomery is having the worst season of his career. And it's obvious that he will finish this season with an ERA no lower than "4.00". After only the first two games this season Jordan Montgomery had an ERA "2.77", but then the fun started: 6 runs in 3 innings from the Dodgers, 3 runs in 5.1 inning from Cincinnati, 4 runs in 6 innings from Detroit, 8 runs in 4 innings from the Mets, 6 runs in 2 innings from San Francisco, 3 runs in 5.2 innings from the Angels, 8 runs in 2.2 innings from Minnesota, and 6 runs in 4 innings from Washington. Except Dodgers and Twins I don't see any Playoff level teams here! And Jordan Montgomery's current ERA is already "6.37"! Well Philadelphia is 1st place in the National League and their offense is doing just fine: just won a series against the Dodgers, Kyle Schwarber had 3 home runs in the last game. Jordan Montgomery will get at least 3 runs in the first 5 innings, but I think 5-6 runs in 3-4 innings is more realistic. Philadelphia will have Kolby Allard as their starting pitcher. He has failed all 6 previous seasons in his career. He has not finished any of his seasons with an ERA lower than "4.96"! He only played 2 games this season: he failed the game against Cleveland where he got 3 runs in 4 innings and 6 hits, but played well against the Mariners where he only got 1 run in 4 innings. But we're talking about the Diamondbacks now, who have the best offense in the League right now! I don't believe Kolby Allard will not fail in the game against Arizona. First of all, Kolby Allard is unlikely will play all 5 innings, and secondly, he will get 4-5 runs and go to the bench. And as a result, the bookies are giving us odds of "2.00"? That's a gift. You want to bet? Sure!